POP FIZZ

Amanda J. McGee and Jane Ostec host POP FIZZ, a conversation built on a simple, sparking premise. Each episode, one brings a piece of fiction to the table-a novel, a film, a surprising web series-while the other counters with a non-fiction counterpart, often pulling from the world of science or a dense scholarly article. The real magic happens in the middle, where those two seemingly disparate worlds collide and, as the title suggests, see what bubbles up. You’ll hear them dissect a sci-fi movie through the lens of real astrophysics, or explore the social dynamics in a historical novel against contemporary sociological studies. This isn't a formal debate, but a lively, curious, and often witty dialogue with a distinct feminist perspective running through it all. Released as two shorter episodes each month, the POP FIZZ podcast is designed for those moments when you want an engaging, thoughtful discussion that doesn’t demand a huge time commitment but consistently offers unexpected connections between the stories we tell and the facts we uncover.